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Sammy Blais
Age 30 · 6'2" · 206 lb · Born in Montmagny, CAN
Cap hit
$925K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
21
Goals
3
16.7% shooting
Assists
5
3 primary
Points
8
0.38 per game
TOI/GP
8:26
PP 0:03 · PK 0:00
xGF%
51.2
5v5
Game Score
+0.05
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
1 W · 2 L
Plus/minus
+2
Blocks 12 · Hits 78
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 @ BUF · L 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.21 |
| Jan 13 @ WSH · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 |
| Jan 12 vs VAN · W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
| Jan 10 vs DET · L 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.12 |
| Jan 8 vs FLA · W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.59 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 173 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
65th percentile
77th percentile
82nd percentile
33rd percentile
47th percentile
73rd percentile
93rd percentile
7th percentile
84th percentile
37th percentile
67th percentile
98th percentile
89th percentile
57th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play stylePlaymaking pest
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Blais is a high-energy forward who creates chances through relentless forechecking and physicality while setting up teammates with excellent passing vision. His game is built around effort and positioning rather than pure speed, which limits his ability to drive rush chances and generate his own chances at high volume.
- Shooting volume
- 18
- Playmaking
- 90
- Zone entries(est.)
- 43
- Forechecking
- 100
- Physicality
- 100
- Defensive impact
- 77
- Puck management
- 100
- Speed
- 2
Where he shoots from
Slot 78% · Mid-range 22% · Perimeter 0%(23 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite forechecking (100th percentile) creates turnovers and possession pressure
- Exceptional playmaking (90th percentile) generates scoring chances for others
- Complete puck management (100th percentile) limits turnovers and keeps play clean
Watch-outs
- Severely limited speed (2nd percentile) restricts breakaway and transition opportunities
- Below-average shot volume (18th percentile) means minimal direct goal contributions
Similar style: Joakim Kemell, Tye Kartye (NYR)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 21 GP · goals above average
Season total +1.0 goals, or +0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.1
- Finishing
- +0.6
- Playmaking
- +0.5
- Penalties
- -0.2
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL, TOR | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 18 | 8:26 | — | +0.05 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 33 | 9:41 | — | -0.08 |
| 2022-23 | NYR, STL | 71 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +4 | 70 | 11:48 | — | -0.03 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 30, forwards typically produce 84% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 31, when the typical level is 80%.
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.4 mph
- 3rd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 4
- Hardest shot
- 76.9 mph
- 12th pct
- Distance
- 30.3 mi
- OZ time
- 42.0%
- 49th pct
- DZ time
- 39.1%